Gate-closer



W. H. MCCARTY. em: CLOSER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-13' l9l8- 1,305,659,.Patented June 3,1919.

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WILLIAM H. MOCARTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

. GATE-CLOSER... I

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 3, 19 19.

Application filed September 13, 1918. SeriaI No. 253,869.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. Mo- CARTY, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inGate-Closers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in the class of closers used, inconnection with gates and more especially with farmgates formed offence-wire and adapted to extend between the gate-posts to close thegateway, for stretching the wire gate in closing it, thereby to lend toit a taut and tidy appearance, and for securing it in its closedposition.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing aWire gate between the end-posts of a wire fence and provided with myimproved closing means, and Fig. 2 is a plan section on line 2-2, Fig.l, and enlarged.

The gateway-forming end-posts of the wire fencing 3 are shown at at and5. The wire forming the gate 6 is represented as a continuation of thewire of the fence 3 across the post 4, to which it is shown to befastened, for hanging it, by staples at 7. It is usual practice toreinforce a gate of the present kind at its free edge through the mediumof a binder or spreader, shown in the form of a bar 8, about which theends of the longitudinal gate-wires are wrapped, as represented. V 7

My improved device comprises a link 9, shown of elongated and curvedform, to be secured to the post 5 (though it might be to the bar 8) nearits upper end,'as by an eye-bolt 10 extending through the post andfastened by a nut 11; a bent lever 12, of general S-shape on a link 13passing through the lever near one end thereof to afford a fulcrum at apoint to provide a shorter and a longer lever-arm, and a link 14connected with the link 13. It is pre-' ferred to furnish with thefastener a bolt 15 terminating in a ring 16 to be secured in r the post5 near its lower end, as shown, for

understood, however, the link 1 1 may be on the post 5 and the bolt 10on the bar 8.

To close the gate, it is first pulled toward its position of closureuntil the bar 8 may, by slanting it downwardly, be introduced at itslower end into the ring 16; and the bar is brought into proximity withthe adjacent post sufiicient to enable the shorter arm of the lever tobe inserted through the link 9, whereupon, by turning the lever on itsfulcrum, afforded by the link 13, to the posiits closed position, fromwhich it may be readily opened on turning the lever in the oppositedirection and disengaging it from the link 9, and also withdrawing thebar 8 from the ring 16. V

I realize that considerable variation is possible in the details ofconstruction thus specifically shown and described, and I do not intendby illustrating a single specific embodiment of my invention to belimited thereto, my intention being in the following claims to claimprotection upon all the novelty there may be in my invention as fully asthe state of the art will permit.

I claim 1. A gate-closer to extend between the free end of a gate andthe adjacent gatepost, comprising a series of links, separable betweenthe ends of the series, to be attached at said ends respectively to saidpost and gate-end, and a lever fulcrumed between its ends in one of thetwo separable links to form shorter and longer lever-arms, and insertible at its shorter arm into the other separable link to connect thelink-series and adapt the lever to be turned on its fulcrum to pull thegate into closed position.

2. A gate-closer to extend between the free end of a gate and theadjacent gatepost, comprising a series of links, separable between theends of the series, to be attached at said ends respectively to saidpost and gate-end, and a bent lever fulcrumed between its ends in one ofthe two separable '3. A gate-closor to cooperate with a gatepost and aWire gate hung to close toward iid post, comprising a "bolt secured intheupper part of the post and carrying a link, a link hung on the freeend of the gate and carrying a second link, and a lever fu1 crun'iedbetween its ends on said second link to form shorter and longerlever-arms and lnsertible at its shorter arni into said bolt carriedlink to adapt the leverto be turned on its fulcrum to pull the gate intoclosed v position.

4. A gate-closer to cooperate with a gatepost and "a Wire gatehungtoolose' toward into said boltcarried link to adapt the lever to beturned on its fulcrum to pull the into closed position.

WILLIAM H. Mc-CARTY.

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